Flushing-tank for water-closets



(No Model.)

T. HENDERSON.

.FLUSHING TANK FOR WATER GLOSETS, URINALS cKw. No. 283,105. Patented Aug. 14 1883'.

INVENTOR BY Mg ATTORNEYS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

.THOMAS HENDERSON, or NASHVILLE, rnnnnssnn.

FLUSHlNG-TANK FOR wATER-cLosETs, URINALS, 80C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 283,105, dated August 14, 1883 Application filed March 22,1ss3. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS HENDERSON, of Nashville, in the county of Davidson and State of Tennessee, have invented a new and Improved Flushing-Tank for Water-Closets, Urinals, &c., of which the following isa full,

which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved flushing-tank. Fig. 2 is asectional elevation of the same, showing theposition of the float before. the siphon is started; and Fig. 3 is a to the outer end of the lever D is attached the rod or chain F for operating the lever.

The float E, lever D, and cook a in theservice-pipe will be so arranged with respect to each other that the cook a will remainiopen until'the water rises in the tank A to the level shown in Fig. 2, which level is below the fold or upper end of the long arm of the siphon,

this water-level and the height of the siphon, that when drawn down into the water by the rod F it will cause the water to rise over the siphon, as illustrated in Fig. 3, which will ele- .vate the water-into the long arm of the siphon and set it in action. The siphon will continue in action until the water in the tank falls to the orifice i in the short arm of the siphon, which will admit air to the siphon, and thus stop the flow of water through it. The tank -will now begin to fill up from the service-pipe and the flow will continue until the water reaches the level illustrated in Fig. 2, whereupon the float E and lever D will close the sition ready for subsequent action.

' Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentand service-pipe 0, arranged substantially as described, of thelever D, connected at its the float E, secured under and to said lever, and the pull-rod F, attached to the outer end of the lever, as shown and specified.

THOMAS HENDERSON. Witnesses:

WILLIAM MnLvILLn,

ANDREW MORTON.

and the size of the float will be such relative to Y The combination, with a tank, siphon B,

front end with and adapted to operate cock a,

.50 cook to, leaving the parts in their original po- 

